The Rules of Magic, 2

by Hoffman, Alice
ISBN: 9781501137488
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An instant New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick from beloved author Alice Hoffman--the spellbinding prequel to Practical Magic.

Find your magic.

For the Owens family, love is a curse that began in 1620, when Maria Owens was charged with witchery for loving the wrong man.

Hundreds of years later, in New York City at the cusp of the sixties, when the whole world is about to change, Susanna Owens knows that her three children are dangerously unique. Difficult Franny, with skin as pale as milk and blood red hair, shy and beautiful Jet, who can read other people's thoughts, and charismatic Vincent, who began looking for trouble on the day he could walk.

From the start Susanna sets down rules for her children: No walking in the moonlight, no red shoes, no wearing black, no cats, no crows, no candles, no books about magic. And most importantly, never, ever, fall in love. But when her children visit their Aunt Isabelle, in the small Massachusetts town where the Owens family has been blamed for everything that has ever gone wrong, they uncover family secrets and begin to understand the truth of who they are. Yet, the children cannot escape love even if they try, just as they cannot escape the pains of the human heart. The two beautiful sisters will grow up to be the memorable aunts in Practical Magic, while Vincent, their beloved brother, will leave an unexpected legacy.

Alice Hoffman delivers "fairy-tale promise with real-life struggle" (The New York Times Book Review) in a story how the only remedy for being human is to be true to yourself. Thrilling and exquisite, real and fantastical, The Rules of Magic is "irresistible...the kind of book you race through, then pause at the last forty pages, savoring your final moments with the characters" (USA TODAY, 4/4 stars).

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Hoffman, Alice
  • ISBN: 9781501137488
  • Condition: New
  • Dimensions: 7.90 x 1.00
  • Number Of Pages: 400
  • Publication Year: 2018
Language: English

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  • We all have a little magic

    TAYLOR Z. - 5 years 5 months ago

    Was a great read! I grew up knowing practical magic the movie from 1988 we all thought at that age we were witches when I came across this author Alice Hoffman with this book the rules of magic I picked up right away! Her writing pulls you right in with let’s say in better words “magic” she knows how to keep you hooked from the first sentence to the last. Must read #SpringPicks

  • Very Good Find!! :)

    Ann O. - 5 years 9 months ago

    thrilled to find it, a preparing to read it again ;)

  • Always a great experience!

    Diane M. - 5 years 9 months ago

    She’s a favorite author, so very pleased. The ordering and shipping with HPB is always a satisfying and efficient experience. Keep up your excellent job of keeping customers happy.

  • The well deserved prequel to Practical Magic will take you on an adventure through the lives of Jet and Franny Owens.

    April G. - 6 years 3 months ago

    There's something wonderful about the way Alice Hoffman writes the saga of the Owens family. Practical Magic has always been one of my favorite books and this was definitely the prequel it deserved.

  • This is the prequel to Practical Magic. If you loved that book, you will not be disappointed.

    April G. - 6 years 5 months ago

    This has quickly become one of my favorite books. It was wonderful learning about the origins of Jet and Franny Owens.